archbishop

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Recent Examples of archbishop Truth Social Miami archbishop weighs in At the Archdiocese of Miami, Archbishop Thomas Wenski offered a measured response when asked about both the image and the broader tensions between the president and the pope. Anna McAllister, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 Alison-Madueke’s brother, former archbishop Doye Agama, 69, denies conspiracy to commit bribery. Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 Separately, Sarah Mullally, ‌the archbishop of ​Canterbury and the first woman to ‌head the Church of England, ​delivered her first Easter sermon at Canterbury Cathedral on Sunday. Reuters, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026 Timothy Broglio, the US archbishop for the military services, agrees. Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for archbishop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archbishop
Noun
  • Francis also invited the female Anglican bishop, Jo Bailey Wells, into a private meeting of his cardinal advisers in 2024 to discuss the role of women in the Catholic Church.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Cecil Newton, a Pentecostal bishop, was present for the entire hearing but did not testify.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • When the president goes low, the pope goes high.
    Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
  • But what kind of president picks a fight with the pope?
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But when Niesen presented the plans to the abbot of the monastery, he was met with hesitation.
    Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The abbot of Wat Saman Rattanaram in Chachoengsao province, about 50 miles east of Bangkok, warned that cremation services may have to be suspended.
    Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • George was a highly influential, politically astute prelate who died almost a decade before Leo XIV’s election.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Now both prosper: Spider spins undisturbed in the cottage rafters, and Gout affixes herself to a prelate, condemning him to a life in bed.
    Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The first is the strikingly Gothic diocesan throne, which sits in the cathedral choir and dates from the Victorian era.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Local Catholics attended Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation midday April 21 that Rev. John Hammond presided over, and Spalding will be the celebrant at an official diocesan Mass.
    Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Mike McDonald, who graduated from Bellarmine in 1957, was the dean of the group, with 1960 Notre Dame graduates Marilou Cristina and Colleen Block providing more than equal representation for the women’s side.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The performance also comes as Shelly Berg, the dean of the Frost School of Music, prepares to retire in May.
    Megan Fitzgerald, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.
    Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review, 13 June 2021
  • The Rev. Allen D. Timm, executive presbyter of the Presbytery Church in Detroit, said the church is waiting to hear from the general assembly as to when volunteers will be dispatched to Houston.
    Allie Gross, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2017

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